Lamb from Albaugh Ranch and pork from GirlFarm are being presented on platters, then served individually at the Feb. 20 farm-to-table dinner at the Nevada Museum of Art.

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The culturati at the Nevada Museum of Art love to throw parties. And dinners. And dinners as parties. In the last few years, they've fêted ancient Egypt, conjured a 19th century Parisian hot boîte, gathered in an art-choked residence high above Reno, and supped beside a pool pavilion inspired by Palladio.

To celebrate the Saturday opening of "Phyllis Shafer: I Only Went Out for a Walk . . . ," an exhibit of the work of the South Lake Tahoe "plein air" painter, the museum is heading for the country - in the form of a farm-to-table dinner (complete with imported trees) in the museum's soaring Donald W. ...